Archives for January 2012

Making his way back to the stage, Bob Saget will be performing stand up Friday and Saturday (Jan 27-28, 2012) at The Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas. Saget it taking new material to the stage, and has been working on his hour of new material for the past couple years. It is not as dirty as he has been in the past, but he still has an R-rated show. With his new hour-long show he incorporates a section of musical comedy. Saget’s “wild” audience consists of all ages roaring with laughter as they watch him perform. Get your Bob Saget Vegas Tickets here.

Going to brunch in Las Vegas can have a variety of feels; for instance if you want to go brunch in your PJ’s after a very long night, you head over to Simon at Palms Place, and if you want a lobster and champagne you go over to Bally’s. Now Las Vegas has taken a provocative twist and added another genre of brunch, a Porn brunch. Al Mancini, a co-author of “ Eating Las Vegas: 50 Essential Restaurants”, is teaming up with porn star Joanna Angel and her Burning Angels friends on Sunday in a private dining room at First Food and Bar at The Palazzo. Chef Sammy DeMarco and the girls have designed the menu, and go from table to table to explain the dishes to you. The girls are in town for the AVN porn star convention, January 18 – 21, which wraps up the awards show tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Weighed down by the costs, The Venetian’s “Phantom—The Las Vegas Spectacular” will close September 2nd. The total start up cost for this production was $77 million, and after two years of production they still fall $20 million short of the original investment. The cast of the Broadway musical was officially informed on Tuesday, although it did not come as a complete shock as there were rumors floating around since October. The cost of the chandelier and the cost making of this spectacular theatre sadly came out to be more than the revenue. Other than New York, Las Vegas is the longest running “Phantom” show in the United States, and they are all very proud of that. As sad as it is the time has come to shut it down. So don’t miss your chance to see this amazing show before it’s gone forever. Get your Phantom Las Vegas Tickets here.

Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali is celebrating his 70th birthday at the MGM Grand. Hollywood stars and top entertainers join in on February 18th for a $1,500-a-plate gala celebration in the MGM Garden. ABC will later broadcast the event (Feb. 25th), televising the tribute, which is being hosted by the 16th annual Keep Memory Alive Power of Love benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. So far about 900 of the 1,400 tickets available have been sold. A list of some of the boxers that will be attending was released including, Sugar Ray, Ken Norton, Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, Roberto Duran, Angelo Dundee and Leon Spinks.

Laura Croft, the face of Night School for Girls at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino, now has a drink named after her. Tuesday at the Minus5, the ice bar in Mandalay Palace, the new drink was named Hypnotic School Girl. The drink consists of Hypnotic Harmonie, Skyy Passion Fruit Vodka and White Cranberry Juice. Party girl, Laura Croft now joins Holly Madison (Holly Mad-ICE-on) and Carrot Top (Heat Miser) as a new item on the drink menu.